South Africa

Bonita Bachmann MD of our Cape Town operation is described as a woman of strength, a fierce friend, motivator and a person who steadfastly walks in truth. Bonita Bachmann believes in turning adversity into victory, her 25 years of experience in the industry has armed her with astute business management, negotiating and leadership skills

Alarece joined the TMS team in 2009 as the HR Manager for the Group. In 2012 she created Eaton Consulting Services, which focuses on HR and BBBEE consulting, and as the head of our Human Resources department, Alarece is our most favourite people person. She very capably runs the HR department and takes care of… read more »

GROUP HEAD: INSURANCE AND ITS INVESTMENTS SEGMENT. SA

Richard is happily married with two little boys who keep him on his toes. He is an avid cyclist and a 3 times Sani2C finisher; an unashamed techno geek and Apple fanboy. In his spare time Richard is the Head of Digital at The MediaShop. Richard has 20 years of media experience behind him, 18… read more »

Amanda Bruyns: COMPANY SECRETARY. SA

Sean Sullivan 1000 litre tropical aquarium is testament to his passion for fishkeeping and is his pride and joy. His 22 years in the media industry is testament to his love for advertising. Now in his 15th year at The MediaShop, Sean Sullivan has gained a wealth of knowledge having worked across a broad spectrum… read more »

Jedd calls himself a BUM and gets away with it. That’s because the technical term Business Unit Manager is not nearly as much fun. Jedd heads up the Famous Brands account at TMS and for the past seven years, has been on the company’s management team. He’s passionate about the media industry and everything in… read more »

GROUP HEAD: AUDIT, RISK,COMPLIANCE,TAX AND CAE. Wayne Mcteer

Sandra ‘I don’t do boring’ Burger loves adventure and learning new things. She was also one of the first interns that undertook the then AAPA (now AAA) course. Having worked in the industry since 1982 as a media planner, client and strategist, Sandra has a well rounded knowledge of the intricacies of the media industry.

GROUP HEAD: LEGAL

Ncamisile Sigwebela joined The MediaShop in July 2010 as the Group Financial Manager. ‘Ncami’ as she is affectionately known, is responsible for the entire finance department and is a member of The MediaShop exco. Ncami has always had a passion for numbers. Her journey began in Swaziland where she studied Accounting (AAT) at the Swaziland… read more »

Fiona Brauns has been with The MediaShop family for just short on four years, and in the media industry for 22 years. Fiona Brauns started her career in 1993 working on Unilever, gaining experience through the ranks from Buying to Implementation Planning and Strategy. Fiona has headed up a number of prestigious portfolios over the… read more »

Thomas is the group head of banking and finance

Volleyball, golf, her husband Dylan and media are a few of Isla’s favourite things. She is passionate about the media industry and driving its growth. Never content with sitting still, she believes life and work are boring without a challenge. Her mathematically orientated mind analyses every challenge until the best solution is found.

Zambian born Sean Clarke qualified as an accountant before the mad advertising bug bit. When a former boss in an engineering company went to work at Ogilvy, Sean followed in his footsteps and thank goodness he did!  Sean joined The MediaShop as Finance Director in 1990 when the agency was still in its early days,… read more »